The present financial crisis has greatly contributed to thousands of workers________and many factories           .

       A．laying off, closed down   B．laid off, closed down

       C．laid off, closing down     D．being laid off, closing down

Since 1995,_____people call the Year of the Internet, the world has turned flat thanks to the network.

A. when       B. which       C. in which      D. by which time

 You have taken a hell of a risk and suffered a great deal, but you should believe it will ____sooner or later.

    A. pay back                B. pay up             C. pay off         D. pay down

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中选出最佳选项。

Living one’s life is really like driving on a highway. First, to make a good driving, the driver must carefully examine the   36   of his car, just as he cares for his health for a good life.   37   he enters into the highway, he must   38   certain rules for his own safety. It also can be said that he must obey certain rules of society when living as a decent (体面的) adult. For example, on the highway, he is   39   to keep a constant (不断的)   40  , which can be compared with his   41   activities through his life. Neither driving nor living must be taken at too   42   a speed nor at too slow a speed. If he drives too   43  , the police will give him a   44  , just as he will be arrested when he breaks the law.   45   too conservatively (保守地), he will be called an out-of-date person   46   the others driving at a(an)   47   speed. When he wants to change his lanes, he must give careful   48   to every direction of his car. It is sometimes dangerous to change the way of life   49   he can be sure of completion (完成,结束) by doing so. He   50   not make any unnecessary changing of lanes which gives him only danger. Finally, he must   51   where he is now by recognizing some  52   appearing now and then. If he takes the wrong way, he must return to the right as soon as he can. But he may thus lose   53   and energy both on the road and in life. On the whole, driving on a highway and living one’s life are both hard work.   54   if he is careful and serious enough,   55   will provide him with much pleasure.

36.       A. seats      B. condition        C. petrol      D. passengers

37.   A. Once     B. While      C. For          D. Although

38.   A. listen to        B. find        C. follow     D. insist on

39.   A. ordered         B. supposed         C. believed          D. hoped

40.   A. state      B. speed       C. mind       D. level

41.   A. outdoor         B. broken           C. good        D. continuous

42.   A. large      B. high        C. limited     D. expected

43.   A. speedily        B. slowly     C. hurriedly         D. willingly

44.   A. ticket     B. lift          C. chance     D. hand

45.   A. Acting          B. Running          C. Getting    D. Working

46.   A. persuading    B. getting     C. bothering        D. refusing

47.   A. average         B. normal     C. usual       D. fast

48.   A. notice    B. attention         C. signs        D. regards

49.   A. if          B. when       C. unless      D. because

50.   A. dare       B. need        C. may         D. should

51.   A. think     B. discover          C. prove       D. seem

52.   A. signs      B. signals     C. posters     D. symbols

53.   A. money          B. luck         C. time        D. trust

54.   A. Therefore      B. But          C. And         D. Then

55.   A. it    B. he    C. they        D. you

We often think of future．We often wonder what the world would be like in a hundred years' time.

Think of space, perhaps a permanent(永久的) station on the moon will have been set up．Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as tourists．Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, permitting long journeys throughout the solar system(太阳系)．When that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space and visiting other planets．Great progress will have been discovered for the most terrible of all diseases—cancer．Pollution is a problem we must solve．In a hundred years' time it will have been controlled.

All the world will have been developed—even Antarctica．There will be large cities in Antarctica．We already have supersonic(超音速的) flight, but in a hundred years' time we will have supersonic land travel as well.

We will have used up most of earth's land to build our cities, so floating cities will have been built．The Japanese already have plans for cities of this kind．And there will be cities under the sea．The first of these will have been completed.

39．We will have developed __________ in a hundred years' time, permitting long journeys all over the solar system.

       A．cheap rockets for space travel        B．a plane for space travel

       C．a permanent spaceship                 D．a satellite for tourists

40．The last paragraph mainly talks about _____________.

       A．new ways of building cities         B．the building of cities under the sea

       C．the building of floating cities in Japan D．the danger which earth's land will face

41．The best title for the passage is ______________.

       A．Travel in the Future              B．Future Life

       C．Where to Live in the Future  D．Space Travel

第二节：根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在本题下面的横线上。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题，每小2分，满分10分）

（M=Mike   B=Ben）

M: Hi, Ben. My dad and I are going boating tomorrow.

B: Wow! That’s cool!

M: What’s your plan for the long weekend?

B: I’ll watch late night shows on TV and get up as late as I like.

M:           61          

B: Maybe not. But these are the two most enjoyable things I can think of.

M:           62        

B: What do we need hobbies for? We don’t even have enough time for schoolwork.

M:           63          But hobbies can help you to relax.

B:           64         

M: Well, take baseball for instance. You simply must get schoolwork out of your head while standing in the outfield.

B: Otherwise I’ll either get hit or lose a catch.

M:               65       

B: Exhausted, but satisfied.

M: You feel that you have finished a job.

B: You bet!

M: There! See what I mean?

       A. How are you today?

       B. That isn’t much of a plan, is it?

       C. You may have a point there.

       D. And how do you feel after each game?

       E. Are hobbies that great?

       F. Oh? Tell me how it works.

       G. Don’t you have a hobby?

—Is your school bigger than ours?

       —Yes. I guess it is________your school.

       A．as twice the size of    B．as two thirds big as

       C．bigger than half                D．one third bigger than

_______ by greater demand of vegetables, farmers have built more green houses.

A. Driven      B. Being driven       C. To drive      D. Having driven

 ______ comfortably in his armchair, the old man enjoyed the light music over the radio with his eyes half ______.

A. Seating; closed    B. Seated; closed    C. Sitting; close    D. Sat; closing

第二节：完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further. The   21   you go about purchasing an article or a service can actually   22   you money or can add   23    the cost.

Take the   24   example of a hairdryer. If you are buying a hairdryer, you might   25   that you are making the   26   buy if you choose one   27   look you like and which is also the cheapest   28   price. But when you get it home you may find that it   29   twice as long as a more expensive   30   to dry your hair. The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well   31   your hairdryer the most expensive one of all.

So what principles should you   32   when you go out shopping?

If you   33   your home, your car or any valuable   34   in excellent condition, you’ll be saving money in the long   35  .

Before you buy a new   36  , talk to someone who owns one. If you can, use it or borrow it to check it suits your particular   37  .

Before you buy an expensive   38  , or a service, do check the price and   39   is on offer. If possible, choose   40   three items or three estimates.

21.   A. form   B. fashion       C. way    D. method

22.   A. save    B. preserve     C. raise   D. obtain

23.   A. up      B. to       C. in       D. on

24.   A. easy    B. single  C. simple D. similar

25.   A. convince    B. accept C. examine     D. think

26.   A. proper       B. best    C. reasonable  D. most

27.   A. its      B. which C. whose D. what

28.   A. for     B. with    C. in       D. on

29.   A. spends       B. takes   C. lasts    D. consumes

30.   A. mode  B. copy   C. sample       D. model

31.   A. cause  B. make  C. leave   D. prove

32.   A. adopt  B. lay      C. stick   D. adapt

33.   A. reserve       B. decorate     C. store   D. keep

34.   A. products     B. possession  C. material     D. ownership

35.   A. run     B. interval      C. period D. time

36.   A. appliance   B. equipment  C. utility D. facility

37.   A. function     B. purpose      C. goal    D. task

38.   A. component B. element      C. item    D. particle

39.   A. what   B. which C. that     D. this

40.   A. of       B. in       C. by      D. from